Disposable bag with means for fastening same temporarily to user



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SAME TEMPORARILY TO USER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 9, 1948 Inventor ll I I l l I V I I l l I 1| Elm May mm Patented Dec. 20, 1949 DISPOSABLEBAG WITH MEANS FOR FASTENING SAME TEMPORARILY TO USER Ella May Clarke,Los Angeles, Calif.

Application January 9, 1948, Serial No. 1,362

The present invention relates to a disposable bag which is adapted to beused by bedridden patients in lieu of the customary inconvenient anddiflicult to employ bedpan.

Disposable bags for collection of human excreta and liquids are not,obviously, new. As a matter of fact, I hold a patent on just such a bag.The patent in question is identified as 2,337,648 and is dated December28, 1943.

Briefly the patented bag is a temporarily usable collector for humanexcreta and is of general V-shaped formation and is made up of acidprooffabric or equivalent material and includes a tapered receptacle portionand an apron-like extension forming a V-shaped flap which projectsbeyond the mouth of the bag and which is adapted to underlie the back ofthe user, and also has loop-like handles which are provided forutilizing the bag.

More specifically, the patent has to do with a sick bed appliance whichas a combination arrangement embodies a temporarily usable anddisposable human excreta bag, said bag being of general V-shapedformation and made up of acid-proof fabric and including a taperedreceptacle portion and a flap extending beyond the mouth of thereceptacle portion and there being a pair of handle forming loopsconnected to the front Wall of the receptacle portion and adjacent edgeportions of the back flap. Then, too, there is provided a complementalcushioned body hoisting and positioning pad which is disposed in thesame plane as the bag and is also in longitudinal alignment with thebag, said pad being of general wedge-shaped form and having finger tabs,whereby to facilitate drawing it in between the bed and the patient by asingle attendant. The pad serves to elevate the body and serves to holdthe flap in an inclined position where it functions as a chute todeliver accumulations into the bag with requisite comfort andconvenience.

In carrying out the principles of the instant invention I find itadvisable to continue to use the elevating pad. I have improvedprimarily on the construction of the disposable bag and this is novel inthat it has a more satisfactorily shaped back and chute forming flap andsaid flap is provided with ties which are adapted to be connectedtogether over the abdomen of the user to assist in holding the flap andreceptacle portion of the bag in place.

Another object of the invention is to provide a disposable bag with areceptacle portion and back-flap and tying tapes or the like, the bag 3Claims. (Cl. 128-283) 2 being so shaped that portions thereof fitbetween the legs of the user in order to conform to this area and to thebuttocks, there being on the front or top Wall of the receptacle portionan additional appendage which extends up over the abdomen andconstitutes a protective shield and the free end thereof is held downand against displacement by the ties.

Another object of the invention is to provide a disposable bag of thetype stated which is susceptible of being struck out from an economicalblank and readily fashioned to provide the front and back flaps andtying tapes.

Other objects and advantages will become more readily apparent from thefollowing description and the accompanying illustrative drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a disposable bag constructed inaccordance with the invention showing the manner in which same isutilized by a bedridden patient;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of said bag ready for use;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal side or edge View of the bag showing therelationship of the parts thereof to parts of the anatomy of the user,the latter phases being depicted in dotted lines;

Figure 4 is a cross section on the line 4-4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a plan view of the blank of acidproof material orwater-proof paper stock from which the bag is fashioned.

It is perhaps best to start out on the detailed description by makingreference to the blank of material from which \the bag is made up. Allsorts of materials of different textures have been tried and it is notthe purpose of the present invention to attempt to disclose the precisematerial which will be employed. It will probably be of paper weight sothat it will be light and capable of being folded into compact form andstored in boxes for ready use in hospitalized and home confinementcases. The blank is generally diamondshaped in outline when lying flat'as shown in Figure 5. One corner is rounded, as at 6 and angular slotsor slits are out through marginal edge portoins adjacent other cornersas at the points I. In addition and inwardly of the slits. I providestruck-out openings 8 of the approximate shape and proportionsillustrated and these coact to define a pair of extensions 9. Utilizingthe features described and employing the imaginary line ID as a foldline, the main portion of the blank may be said to embody triangularhalfportions II and i2. By thus folding the parts together andoverlapping and gluing marginal edge portions as shown at I3, the thusfolded portion becomes a substantially conical collection receptacle orbag A. The portion identified by the numeral I4 constitutes anapron-like part which may be described conveniently as a back flap. Thisback flap is in turn provided with relatively narrow .band portions Mawhich functionwa's tyin straps. The free ends of the straps are adaptedto be tied into a bow as at 15 in Figure 1. The two extensions 9 whenthey come together and are glued define an abdominal shield-I6. Thisshield is of sufiicient length that the free'end thereof underlies theconnected straps to assist in keeping the shield up and in place. Itfollows that by having a conical receptacle which fits in between thelegs, by having a-back flap .fitting up.

and over the buttocks and extending well along the back, by having afront abdominal shield, by-

cutting apertures to fit around and conform to the contacting portionsOf the legs, and byrprovi-ding straps, thebag' is virtuall strapped tothe user. The back flap functions as a chute for-human excreta when itis in use and the front shield also serves to direct urine intothe-receptacle. The bag and accompanying portions are such as to beusable by male and female users.

The numeral l1 designates a bed and [8 the wedge shaped elevating padwhich in this instance is employed the same as in the previous patent,that is it serves to elevate the back of the user and facilitatesproperusage of the'back flap as a chute, and prevents collapsingof thebag, etc.

A careful consideration of the foregoing description in conjunctionwiaththe invention as illustrated in thedra-wings will enable the readerto obtain a clear understanding and impression of the alleged featuresof merit-and novelty sulficient to clarify the constructionoftheinvention as hereinafter claimed.

Minor changes in'shape, size, materials and rearrangement of parts-maybe resorted to in actual practice so long as no departureis made fromthe invention as claimed.

Having described the claimed as new is:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a temporarily usable disposablehuman excreta bag, said bag including a substantially conical receptacleportion and having a back flap extendin well beyond one side of themouth of the bag, said flap to underlie the back of the user and tofunction as a chute, together with tapes connected with said flap andadapted to be tied together to hold the flap and consequently the bag inplace while in use.-

2.,As anew article of manufacture, a temporarily usable and disposablehuman excreta bag, saidbag embodying a conical portion having its mouthshaped to fit between the legs of the user andv well vupinto the crotchwith requisite comfort and conformation, said bag having a backflan-said flap being provided with tying straps.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a temporarily usable disposablehuman excreta bag, said invention, what is bagxembo'dyi'ng a conicalportion having its mouth being held in place when the straps are tiedtogether.

ELLA MAY CLARKE.

REFERENCES CITED The-following references are of record in the fileofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number 7 Name Date 2537,6 18 Clarke Dec. 28, 19432,450,059 Rickerson Sept. 28, 1948

